{"id":2545366,"date":"2026-01-20T18:38:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T23:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-pleads-with-mn-dems-to-turn-over-illegal-immigrants-in-jail\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T18:39:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T23:39:55","slug":"ice-pleads-with-mn-dems-to-turn-over-illegal-immigrants-in-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-pleads-with-mn-dems-to-turn-over-illegal-immigrants-in-jail\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE pleads with MN Dems to turn over illegal immigrants in jail"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fice-pleads-with-mn-dems-to-turn-over-illegal-immigrants-in-jail%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2545366&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>ICE officials say Minnesota has refused repeated requests to turn over more than 1,360 undocumented immigrants held in state jails and prisons,including roughly 500 who have been ordered deported by federal judges. Acting ICE Enforcement and removal Operations director Marcos Charles urged Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to allow transfers so federal agents can take custody in jails rather than arresting people in the community. Federal immigration and border authorities have deployed about 3,000 personnel to the Twin Cities area and reported roughly 3,000 arrests there this month. The surge followed the revelation of large-scale fraud in state assistance programs that predominantly involved Somali immigrants and has been accompanied by tense protests after recent shootings involving ICE officers. Minnesota&#8217;s sanctuary policies and local leaders say they will not hold people for ICE without legal obligation, a stance federal officials say forces ICE to make more street arrests.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">ICE: Minnesota won&rsquo;t let us arrest 1,360 criminal illegal immigrants in state jails<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2478553\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> accused Minnesota on Tuesday of harboring illegal immigrants with criminal histories after local and state authorities ignored the federal agency&rsquo;s requests to hand over more than 1,360 people in its jails.<\/p>\n<p>ICE acting Executive Associate Director for Enforcement and Removal Operations Marcos Charles said the federal government has repeatedly attempted to work with the state to apprehend <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illegal-immigrants\/\">illegal immigrants<\/a> in safe settings as opposed to on the street, but the blue state has declined its requests.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4425448\/indiana-judge-and-wife-steven-kimberly-meyer-shot-home-suspect-at-large\/\">Indiana judge and wife shot at their home, suspect remains at large<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4425498\/russell-brand-granted-bail-following-two-new-sexual-assault-charges\/\">Russell Brand granted bail following two new sexual assault charges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4424458\/minnesota-hotels-shut-down-ice-protests\/\">Minnesota hotels shut down amid ICE protests over &#8216;heightened public safety concerns&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;ICE currently has more than 1,360 immigration detainers on illegal aliens in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\">Minnesota<\/a> jails and prisons, and we&rsquo;re calling on[Gov[Gov<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN)]and [Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey] to turn these criminal illegal aliens directly over to ICE to keep Minnesota residents in our community safe,&rdquo; Charles said during a press conference in Minneapolis on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Of that number, 500 illegal immigrants have previously been ordered deported by a federal immigration judge, meaning a judge has found they had no legal standing to remain in the country and are not a valid <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/asylum-and-refugees\/\">asylum-seeker<\/a>, in the cases where the illegal immigrants sought refuge.<\/p>\n<p>Since ICE, as well as Border Patrol and other federal <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police-and-law-enforcement\/\">law enforcement<\/a> agencies, dispatched thousands of personnel into <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minneapolis\/\">Minneapolis<\/a> earlier this month, they have arrested 3,000 people, including 113 over the past weekend.<\/p>\n<p>In President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> first year in office, more than 10,000 illegal immigrants in Minnesota have been taken into federal custody.<\/p>\n<p>Charles made the same plea to Minnesota and Minneapolis&rsquo;s Democratic leaders that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\">White House <\/a>border czar <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tom-homan\/\">Tom Homan<\/a> made last week.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >collage featuring images surrounding<\/a> the shooting of a civilian by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. The images show the car driven by the dead civilian with a bullet hole visible, Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, protesters against ICE, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-homan-makes-tim-walz-and-jacob-frey-offer-to-pull-back-ice\/\" title=\"Tom ... makes ... and Jacob Frey offer to pull back ...\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-congress-must-open-a-probe-into-security-failures-at-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"D.C. Mayor: Congress must open a probe into security failures at U.S. Capitol\">federal law enforcement<\/a> officer spraying protesters<\/a> with tear gas. (Alex Kormann\/Star Tribune via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Minnesota, the mayor and the governor, could fix this real quick,&rdquo; Homan said during a telephone town hall with Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX).&nbsp;&ldquo;Let us in the jail. Stop being a sanctuary jurisdiction, sanctuary state, sanctuary city. Give us access to your jail so we can arrest these criminals in the safety and security of the jail. That way, we don&rsquo;t have to go into the neighborhood and find them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Walz invited Trump to visit the state amid the clashes between protesters and federal law enforcement, but he did not address cooperation with ICE in turning over illegal immigrants in state jails.<\/p>\n<p>ICE has surged 3,000 personnel to the Twin Cities this month following the discovery of billions of dollars of fraud within state assistance programs that involved primarily Somali illegal immigrants in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<p>Sanctuary zones do not hand over illegal immigrants in police custody for criminal offenses to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-nominate-texas-sheriff-to-lead-ice\/\" title=\"Biden to Nominate Texas Sheriff to Lead ...\">federal immigration officers<\/a>, which means ICE must go into communities nationwide to find and arrest those individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Sanctuary cities and states have said they protect residents from ICE and that it is not the local government&rsquo;s responsibility to detain people for 48 hours post-bail or bond until ICE can show up and take custody once the individual is released.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4421303\/tom-homan-offers-pull-ice-from-minneapolis-if-allowed-access-jails\/\">TOM HOMAN OFFERS TO PULL ICE FROM MINNEAPOLIS &lsquo;REAL QUICK&rsquo; IF ICE GAINS ACCESS TO JAILS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The situation in Minneapolis has grown tense following the death of resident Renee Good, whom an ICE employee fatally shot during an altercation in early January.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, another ICE officer opened fire after he said he was attempting to make an arrest and was attacked by three men, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> disclosed in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICE: Minnesota bars transfer of 1,360 immigrant inmates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2545367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25268702936668.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[8364,49347,71521],"class_list":["post-2545366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ice","tag-immigration-enforcement","tag-minnesota-democrats"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25268702936668.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2545366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2545366"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2545366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2545370,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2545366\/revisions\/2545370"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2545367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2545366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2545366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2545366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}